Trump Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the same, a report published Thursday stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from 121 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The revelation coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the business aimed to hire over 560 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this period for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to spend $10bn to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration refused a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
